Knowing where to vote a problem for some people

Although the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections office has been inundated with calls from people not sure where they should go to vote, director Chuck Miller said the 2012 presidential election in Tuscarawas County has gone relatively smooth.

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Posted Nov. 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2012 at 6:20 AM

Posted Nov. 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2012 at 6:20 AM

NEW PHILADELPHIA

Although the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections office has been inundated with calls from people not sure where they should go to vote, director Chuck Miller said the 2012 presidential election in Tuscarawas County has gone relatively smooth.

Miller attributed much of the confusion to the fact people have not voted recently.

“Many of the people who have called the office with questions have not voted in four years,” Miller said. “This has contributed to their confusion as to where they should go to vote in this election. As the day has gone on the number of calls has dropped.”

Polls in Tuscarawas County, as well as all of Ohio, will remain open until 7:30 p.m., and Miller said anyone in line at that time will not be denied the right to cast their ballot.

“If people are in line, they will be able to vote,” said Miller. “The end of the line as of 7:30 p.m. will be marked, and no one else will be permitted to join the line, but those that are there will be able to vote.”

As of 3 p.m., Miller said polling places in Tuscarawas County were not experiencing the long wait times of other areas in Ohio.

According to state mandate, the counting of Tuscarawas County’s absentee ballots will begin at 7:45 p.m. After that, ballots cast today will be counted.

As to when Tuscarawas County’s final results will be available, Miller said he was hoping for a relatively early night. “I would imagine that we will have everything counted by 10 p.m.,” Miller said.

Miller added that throughout the evening, as votes are counted the results will be uploaded to the Board of Elections website, www.boe.co.tuscarawas.oh.us.

“People will be able to follow the results online as the evening progresses.,” Miller said.